The Transformation of the Energy Sector

NUCLEAR

Cheap gas ascendant, an icon of U.S. reactors falls

Published: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Exelon Corp.'s Three Mile Island nuclear facility survived the blowback stemming from its 1979 meltdown — the only such disaster to occur on U.S. soil. But cheap natural gas could end up getting it shut down.

Call it a choice between "Black Panther" and blackouts in the rollout of super-fast 5G internet technology. America's tech titans are lined up against electric utilities in a noisy fight for control of wireless spectrum power companies say is critical for communications if a natural disaster darkens a city or hackers breach the grid.

Call it a choice between "Black Panther" and blackouts in the rollout of super-fast 5G internet technology. America's tech titans are lined up against electric utilities in a noisy fight for control of wireless spectrum power companies say is critical for communications if a natural disaster darkens a city or hackers breach the grid.